Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-15
|S0N OF HIS FATHER.
COL. PREH GRANT NOMINATED By ACCLA-
NATION
For Secretary Of State BY the New York Republican
COnvsntOR-Ths Platform CuSsS the
Democrats as Usual, and That's
About All-NOminshous

arrived last night.
Consultations respecting nominations
aud organization continued till near mid
night.
Senators Evarts and Hiscock declined tc
be considered aspirants for the chairman.
ship Of the convention, and both agreed tC
urge Seth Low for temporary and Warner
Miller for permanent ChaiFmen. The State
Committe, after Mr.. Miller acquiesed in
this arrangement, so voted.
Promptly at noon to-day the 693 del
gates met in Casino rink. Chairman Cole
called the Convention to order and invited
the Rev. DR.. Leech, of Saratoga, to open
with prayer, which he did. The calling OF
the roll Of delegates was suspended on
motion Of eX Governor Cornell, thus saw.
ing good deal of time. There were three
contests announced, in Warren county, in
the Twenty-third New York and the Fifth
Kings county districts. These were refer.
red to committee.
Kings county YVES recognized by the
Chair, and s. V. White nominated Seth
Low as temporary Chairman. The nOmiu-
alton was made by acclamation, and ex-
Governor Cornell and Levi p. Morton con-
Quoted Mr. Low to the chair amid great
applause
Mr.. Low briefly thanked the convention
for the honor. H esaid that it lay within
the grasp of this convention to take action
insuring success to the party, because OF
complete unity and singleness Of purpose.
There were two dangerous courses. One
was to turn backward in the path hither-
to pursued by the Republican party or to
depend too much on its past record. The
other wrong course would be to waver or
take uncertain action concerning new and
living issues. The live questions are:
First--Prohibition At one extreme OF
the question stood the Prohihitionists
with impossible demands; at the othar ex-
treme stood the Democrats with their limit
less hills. Laughter aud applause. Let the
Republican party take a common sense
middle ground. High license will limit
the number of saloons and secure revenue
commensurate with the trritf. Another
live issue was Civil Service Reform. An
other important question is the Labor
question. The speaker declared the right
business of protection. He thought any
remodelling OF the tariff should ne made
by its friends, not by its enemies.
As soon as the committees were announced
a recess was taken until O'Clock to allow
time for the preparation Of their reports.
When the convention reassembled at
AIS p IN. two or three small contests were
reported by the Committee on Credentials
in favor sitting delegates; adopted. The
Committee on Permanent Organization re.
ported for President, Hon. Warren Miller;
report concurred in, and Miller was con-
Quoted to the platform by Senator His
cock, hcing received with great applause
AS LONG.
Senator Miller, on assuming the chair,
said in part:
Personal iealOusies, rivalrics for power,
contests for Offices, must and will come TO
every political organization, and rs long
as they are kept within proper bounds, as
long as fair play is mctcd out TO every one,
as long as the voice OF the masses of the
party are needed by the leaders, as long as
honest means are resorted to, to secure the
end desired so long we need not fear
iaCtiOual differences or personal rivalrles.
The Committee on Platform not being
ready 10 report a recess OF an hour was
taken. OG reconvening the committee was
still not ready and the convention pro-
ceeded TO
NOMINATIONS.
Hon. William NJ. Evarts placed the
name of Colonel Fred d. Grant before the
Convention for Secretary of State, saving
that Col Grant was not only citizen OF
the State, but of the United States in the
broad sense, he was known all over the
Commonwealth. He was modest, Just,
sensible, true. 4 man within himself
sufficient aside from the glory that sur
rounds his name. He was conspicuous be-
side his mother in the care of the dying
soldier. Applause His character, his
mOdesty, aside from his distinguished par
entage, rendered him fit man for the first
place
Col. Grant was nominated b. acclama
tion. Judge Jesse S. LamOreuX, of Sara
tOga county. was nominated for COmptrol'
Ter; James II. Carmichael Tor Treasurer.
James A. Dednison, OF l-ultOD, Attorney
General; q. II. 7. Cornell for State En-
gineer and Surveyor, completing the
ticket
THE PLATFORM
begins by stating the Republican party
seeks restoration to power in the nation
aud the State, and rehearses its record and
that of the Democratic party since its
accession to power as reasons therefore,
claiming for the former success in war,
in pacifcation and restoration, and in eT
ecutive, legislative and financial achieve
ments,n and charges upon the latter
''incapacity and efficiency in administra-
ton and legislation" and "the eggregiOus
blundeIs of the Executive and the Demo
cratic branch of Congress"
1t proceeds as follows: Two and halt
years of Democratic President, who has
Aad tie cooperation Of an Overwhelming
majority in the House of Representatives,
where under the constitution all revenue
measures must originate, have exposed the
iucapaCity of the Democratic party and
the weakness OF the Democratic policy
under which so much was prom
ised the people, but from which
there have come only broken pledges, fail
ure to promote the peoples interests; ro
plan to reduce the revenues or TO retrenoh
expenses; no purpOss TO promote prscti'
cal civil service reform or otherwise TO i'm
prove the public service; we bold that any
change to be made in tariff laws should he
made in the interest Of protection, Of labor
on our own soil and of home markets, not
by or in the interest of free trade prop4
gandists, nor for the belent OF foreign
producers and foreign labor,
NATIONAL TAXATION
should be so adjusted as to raise revenue
sufficient for an economical and wise ad
ministrstion of the government, for tbs
payment Of the public debt, for the deyel
opment OF the national resources and fol
national defense; but any reduction shoglc
be 80 made SIS not to impair tie prosperity
of hope indnstFy. The principle Of Ma
tional and State civil service reform laws
has onr hearty approval.
1t charges President Cleveland and
Governor Hill with hypocracy and syste
matte perverEion Of the law 10 partisan
purposes. 1t charges prosecutions Of tb'
workingman in the South and the denia
| of his civil rights.n Declares that the vet